United Nations Operations: Who Should be in Charge?

Abstract

This thesis examines the legal and practical reasons for United Nations political control and strategic direction of United Nations-authorized military operations. It also surveys five United Nations-authorized military operations (i.e, North and South Korea during the Korean War, Southern Rhodesia, Iraq and Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, Somalia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina) with a view to determining if United Nations political control and strategic direction furthered or hindered the accomplishment of the missions. The thesis determines that there are overwhelming legal and practical reasons for requiring United Nations political control and strategic direction. The author concludes with recommended changes to the current United Nations structure to enhance the United Nations' ability to exercise political control and strategic direction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA456615

Entities

People

  • M. H. Macdougall

Organizations

  • The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Conflicts
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Organizational Structure
  • Treaties
  • United Nations

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies